Daniel Webb

Daniel Webb (died 11 November 1773) was a Lieutenant-General of the British Army during the French and Indian War.

Biography
Daniel Webb purchased a commission as an ensign in the British Army in 1720, and he served as a Major in the 8th Horse during the War of the Austrian Succession, fighting at Dettingen and Fontenoy. In 1755, Webb was promoted to colonel of the 48th Regiment of Foot, and he was stationed in Albany at the time of the French and Indian War. In 1757, he refused to lead his 1,600 troops north to relieve the 2,500-strong garrison of Fort William Henry, as a French deserter told him that Louis-Joseph de Montcalm had 11,000 troops. William Johnson later said that Webb was the only Englishman that he knew that was a coward, and Webb was recalled because of his cowardice. He was promoted to Major-General in 1759 and to Lieutenant-General in 1761, and he died in 1773.